Over the years I have always given Savings Bonds, just this year one of my grandsons cashed in and bought a used car. All the toys I could have bought over the years, would have been discarded, broken or garage saled. Now he has a car, and understands what I did for him.
When they reach age 20, I give them nothing.
I wasn’t going to spend a dime this year because I’m going to have to pull the property taxes out of my ear. But, I did/will. One 20s kiddo will be needing new tires soon so told her to consider that a late Christmas present. The other needed some sweatshirts that, thankfully, Walgreens had for $1.50 (!) each. Christmas dinner was from food already on hand in the freezer and garden so no holiday spending there. There isn’t any money to blow. When the .7% numbers came out, we all hollered at the tv it wouldn’t have been that high without the guns sales. I’m sure that number isn’t taking inflation into consideration and I’m sure it’s been padded just like the unemployment figures.